Freehold Borough, New Jersey
Freehold Borough is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is the county seat of Monmouth County.[1] According to the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population is 12,538, and its land area is 1.93 square miles. [2]
Freehold Borough has a downtown where many restaurants and businesses are located. The downtown is part of the borough's Special Improvement District, which is managed by Downtown Freehold, a nonprofit organization created in 1991.[3]
The borough also contains many suburban homes, including many Victorian-era homes.[1]
Freehold Borough is governed by a council of six people, in addition to one mayor. The current mayor is Kevin A. Kane, a Democrat. All the people on the council are Democrats.[4]
Freehold Borough, New Jersey Media
Monmouth County Courthouse was George Washington's headquarters during the Battle of Monmouth.
Molly Pitcher fighting at the Battle of Monmouth in Freehold
The Monmouth County Historical Association's headquarters Freehold
Freehold s home to one of many Carnegie libraries, such as Freehold Public Library, which was built in 1904 from a $10,000 Carnegie grant.
Freehold is known for its Victorian era homes like those pictured here in a quiet suburban neighborhood on Brinckerhoff Avenue.
The view from Monmouth County Courthouse
The Freehold Jewish Center serves the rapidly growing Jewish population in the Freehold vicinity.
First Presbyterian Church on West Main Street (CR. 537)
Downtown Freehold
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Borough of Freehold History". Borough of Freehold. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Freehold borough, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ↑ "About Downtown". DowntownFreehold.com. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "Leaders". Freehold Borough Democrats. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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